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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was America's successful period in the Twenties known as?

2. Which of the following opens in the summer of 1929?

3. Where does W. Kingsland Macy live?

4. Who does the Fusion Party nominate to run for mayor?

5. What subject does Moses choose for his PHD?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Moses' ideas about power changed in Part 5, Chapter 25?

2. What is Progressivism?

3. Why does Moses constantly find himself in legal battles?

4. How does Part 4, Chapter 21 show how Moses holds grudges?

5. How did New York and its people benefit from the Roaring Twenties?

6. How does Moses get revenge on La Guardia and Roosevelt following his defeat over the tunnel project in Brooklyn?

7. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

8. Why can Roosevelt not discharge Moses?

9. What does the Bureau of Municipal Research do?

10. What clause did Moses find in the law?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Moses' reaction to the Power Broker book? How different is Moses' 1969 autobiography to Power Broker?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Caro's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Caro's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 3

How is Oxford University different from Yale? What did Moses experience in Oxford? How did Moses' time in Oxford and Britain shape his ideas? Why is it important for successful people to move out of their comfort zone?

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